In 1966, the young actor played Jody Davis, the twin brother of Buffy (Anissa Jones) in the classic sitcom Family Affair. The ...

Johnny Whitaker — the red-haired, freckle-faced boy who gained fame as Jody Davis on Family Affair — began his screen career ...

Family Affair star Johnny Whitaker, who played Jody Davis during the show's five-season run, is opening up about his time on ...

When former child star Anissa Jones died in 1976 at the age of 18, the circumstances were so disturbing it began to spark ...

Anissa Jones charmed audiences across America with her cutesy performance as Buffy Davis on CBS’s Family Affair. But as Hollywood has shown us all too often, the glamourous life of a child star ...

Whitaker, 65, recently reflected on working with Jones while speaking at the MidSouth Nostalgia Festival. “Anissa liked to act, but she was more like Brian.